Aptoide Games has returned to Google Play in the US after more than a decade through Google's new Play Catalogue Access programme. The move means Android users in the US can discover and install an independent games marketplace directly through Google Play. Back on Google PlayAptoide previously distributed its app store through Google Play during Android's early years, before policies preventing competing app stores from being distributed through the platform resulted in its removal. The programme allows qualifying third-party app stores to integrate with Google Play infrastructure while remaining independent marketplaces. “More than ten years ago, Android users lost the ability to discover alternative app stores through Google Play.